Thieu Minh Primary and secondary School School year: 2023-2024

Grade: 8 Date: ………../3/2024

Full name: …………………………..………………..
THE MID SECOND - TERM TEST

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PART A: LISTENING
Question 1. Listen and decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).You
will listen TWICE
T F
1. The Gong Festival is held yearly in the Central Highlands.
2. The Hoa Ban festival takes place in Lai Chau
3. The crops depend heavily on the Government.
4. During the festivals, they fly many colorful planes in different shapes and sizes.
5.An old woman was herding the deer up the moutainside
Question 2. Listen to a talk about online shopping and fill in each blank with a suitable
word. You will listen TWICE
6. You can buy a product or ____________ online.
7. When shopping online, you visit a ____________ website.
8. Online shopping helps you save time and _____________.
9. If you return a product, you still must pay for the _____________.
10. Shopping online can make you become a _____________.
PART B: PHONETICS
Question 1:Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
11. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds
12.A. avoid B. toing C. choice D. join
Question 2 :Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
13. A. opportunity B. facility C. inconvenient D. optimistic
14. A. ancestor B. curious C. tradition D. heritage
PART C:VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Question 1. Circle the best answer A- B- C or D.
15. Lan and Mai prefer _______ arts and crafts.
A. doing B. do C. done D. did
16. The heavy rain has caused __________ in many parts of the country.
A. storms B. floods C. drought D. tornado
17. - Andy: _________ do people like watching game shows?
- Bob: Because they are educational and entertaining.
A. When B. Where C. Why D .How
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18. There are not many carnivals in Viet Nam; _________, we have many special traditional
festivals.
A. Nevertheless B. Although C. Moreover D. While
19. If you can speak English, you __________ able to go to Canada.
A. will be B. will C. were D. are
20. My bothers have a cycling competition from 2 p.m _______ 5 p.m.
A. from B. from C. at D. to
Question 2. Find out mistakes in the following sentences and correct them .
21. The screen is nice also clear, but it’s small. However, it is cheap, so you should buy it
A B C D
Correct =>…………..
22. What will we do where there are too many people on Earth?
A B C D
Correct =>………..
Question 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
23. I was walking through the woods when I saw a strange light.
A. bright B. interesting C. scary D. unusual
Question 4. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined words(s) in each of the following questions.
24. I can’t believe you met an alien. That sounds dangerous.
A. funny B. safe C. bad D. difficult
Question 5. Give the correct form of the words to complete these sentences.
25. It’s _______________to play with Meghan, the new AI robot. (EXCITE)
26. My brother works as a volunteer for an animal protection _________. He really loves this
job. (ORGANIZE)
PART D: READING
Question 1. Complete the passage with the given words.
population on official Many began
English is the (27)_________ language of the Philippines. English-medium education
(28)_________ in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers. English
was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing.
The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the (29)_________ of the
Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and written English with 48 person stating
that they can write standard English. The economy is based (30)_________ English, and
successful workers and managers are fluent in English. (31)_________ schools know that
their students must be fluent in English to be successful.

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Question 2. Read the following passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or
false (F).
Nothing on earth is more majestic than a tall, spreading tree. Trees are our friends in our
fight for a healthier planet. This is how they help us. First, trees are the Earth's lungs. They
remove pollutants from the air and significantly improve air quality. Research shows that
with billions of trees, we could remove two-thirds of all the carbon dioxide created by
human activities. Second, trees reduce the run off of rainwater, so they can reduce flooding.
Moreover, if you enjoy sitting in the shade of a tree in the summer, you know that trees can
also lower air temperatures too. Trees growing beside a home can cool the roof and the air
around the house. Therefore, it reduces air conditioning costs. And don't forget that trees
create habitats for many species of plants and animals. If you want to plant trees to help save
the planet, there are simple ways to get started. Plant trees around your house. If enough
people did that, it would make a big difference.
T F
32. Trees help remove pollutants from water.
33. Trees help remove carbon dioxide from the air.
34. There is less flooding thanks to trees.
35. You pay less for air conditioning if you plant trees.
PART E: WRITING
Question 1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning
36. Hurry up or you will be late for school.
→ If _________________________________________________________.
37. He was very tired, but he couldn’t sleep.
→ In spite of __________________________________________________________
38. It took him two days to decorate the living room.
→ He spent _________________________________________________________
39. His life is hard. He determined to study well.
→ Although _______________________________________________________
40. If you don’t wear your masks and practice social distance in public, you may get the
disease.
→ Unless_______________________________________________________

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